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Meanings of catching a train in English

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Usage of catching a train in English
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A valise is a poor companion for catching a train with.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
2
Then he was not catching a train?-atany rate, immediately.
Lady Rose's Daughter
3
I don't think there's a brother and I don't think you're catching a train either.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
4
We'd make day trips, catching a train from Romford to the end of the line.
The Guardian
5
But as the time approached for catching a train he became exasperatingly calm and leisured.
Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
6
Hello, Mr. Stone and goodbye, I'm catching a train.
A singular man
7
I took a taxi to the Grand Central Station to make believe I was catching a train.
A singular man
8
If you are desirous of catching a train, do not make the mistake of bolting a meal.
Vitality Supreme
9
The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to be late for the one before.
Tremendous Trifles
10
Yesterday his head was held high and he walked with purpose, like a man intent on catching a train.
The Guardian
11
The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before.-"TremendousTrifles."
The Bed-Book of Happiness / Being a colligation or assemblage of...
12
She thought of getting out, catching a train to her aunt's, where she might escape the worst of the weather.
The water room
13
It probably wasn't the best picture to look at just before heading to the station and catching a train to Germany.
Neither here nor there: travels in europe
14
Why should I resist the idea of catching a train, when at the same time I am most anxious to do so?
The Freedom of Life
15
He performs no greater service, except in unusual cases, such as catching a train in time or getting you to a physician quickly.
Book of Etiquette, Volume II
16
They spent the night together before catching a train to South Auckland in the morning and ending up at an abandoned house in Māngere.
Radio NZ
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